• In re Toshiba Am. HD DVD Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig.

    The plaintiffs Mark Risi et al., filed cases against defendants Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. and Toshiba Corporation. For approximately two years, defendants marketed its HD DVD Players as combining the best of high-definition television...
  • Flintco Pac., Inc. v. TEC Mgmt. Consultants, Inc.

    Defendant and subcontractor TEC Management Consultants, Inc. submitted a written bid to plaintiff and general contractor Flintco Pacific, Inc., a California licensed general engineering and general building contractor, to perform glazing work on a project...
  • Thompson v. Carnival Corp.

    This is a maritime personal injury action brought by Plaintiff Timothy Thompson against defendants Carnival Cruise Lines and the Excursion Entities seeking recovery for damages allegedly sustained by the plaintiff while participating in a shore excursion...
  • Spiess v. Brandt

    The buyers purchased the property from the sellers. The buyers brought an action to rescind the contract on the ground of fraud and misrepresentation and to restrain the sellers from further cancellation proceedings. The buyers made a tender of a deed...
  • Martin v. City of Indianapolis

    The artist, who was the employee of a sheet metal fabricator, created a sculpture on his free time over the course of several years. The city granted the artist a permit to display the sculpture on the employer's property. The city subsequently acquired...
  • Santobello v. New York

    After negotiations with the prosecutor, petitioner withdrew his previous not-guilty plea to two felony counts and pleaded guilty to a lesser-included offense, the prosecutor having agreed to make no recommendation as to sentence. At petitioner's appearance...
  • Nw., Inc. v. Ginsberg

    Petitioner Northwest, Inc., terminated respondent's membership in its frequent flyer program, apparently based on a provision in the frequent flyer agreement that gave Northwest sole discretion to determine whether a participant had abused the program...
  • Hernandez v. Commissioner

    In two consolidated cases, petitioners, members of the Church of Scientology, sought to deduct on their federal income tax returns payments to a branch church for auditing or training sessions as charitable contributions under 26 U.S.C.S. § 170....
  • McNamara v. Honeyman

    The decedent hanged herself while she was in the care of a Commonwealth hospital and under the direct supervision of the psychiatrist. After a jury trial in the family's negligence suit, which asserted claims against the Commonwealth and the psychiatrist...
  • EarthWeb, Inc. v. Schlack

    Plaintiff sued defendant, a former employee, for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, seeking preliminary injunctions to enjoin defendant from pursuing employment with plaintiff's competitor and from disclosing trade secrets to...